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Thunder-Fire Moxibustion Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome on Shenque Acupoint: a Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT02964533 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2016-11-16

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Summary

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a group of syndrome and is prevalent in adult. Thunder-fire moxibustion is a commentary therapy belonged to acupuncture therapy. To evaluate the effect and safety of thunder-fire moxibustion therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome, we apply a randomized controlled trial by recruiting chronic fatigue syndrome patient as subject, applying thunder-fire moxibustion on shenque acupoint contrasted to common moxa-stick moxibustion, taking fatigue rating scale score, the content of CD3+、CD4+、CD8+、CD4+/CD8+ as evaluation indexes. The treatment time is 20-30 minutes per session, 3-4 times a week, there are totally 15 sessions.

Conditions

  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

thunder-fire moxibustion therapy

burn moxa stick and heat shenque acupoint

OTHER

common moxa-stick moxibustion

burn moxa stick and heat shenque acupoint

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Haili Luo · Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-11-30
Primary Completion
2017-02-28

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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